A young lady, Miss Grace Ebiloma, who
was on her way from a vigil was gang-
raped by hoodlums in Lokoja, the Kogi
State capital.
The lady was on her way home from the
church when the hoodlums seized her and
dragged her into the bush where they
raped her.
According to a statement by the
evangelist Enechojo Agene of Uleju Ojo
Power House Ministry, the lady had gone
to a nearby structure opposite the church
to rest after the vigil, when the hoodlums
struck, raping and killing her.
The staement said that the hoodlums
raped her to death, stressing that the
body of the victim was recovered from
the bush after a search was conducted.
Envangelist Agene described the action of
the hoodlums as heinous, calling on God
in heaven to visit vengeance on the
perpetrators of this gruesome act.
Agene also called on security operatives
to intensify efforts at bringing the
hoodlums to book, noting that those who
perpetrated the crime should go
unpunished.
When contacted, the Police Public
Relations Officer, Elvis Aguebor, said that
the matter had not been reported to the
state headquarters of the command.
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